LED Eco Lights Wins Corporate Business Excellence Award 2016Posted on 17 Oct 00:00 Read more

LED Eco Lights is our company name - we have two brands, Bright Goods (LED filament lamps) and Goodlight (commercial LED lamps and luminaires). 

We are ecstatic to announce that we have won the UK Corporate Excellence Award 2016 by Wealth and Finance International. The award was given to us by Wealth and Finance International's research team, after months of research and judging.

The following criteria was assessed to determine us as a winner for their award;

• Company history - establishment, history, aims, missions and goals
• Client testimonials, reviews and recommendations
• Social media presence
• Online presence
• Accreditation

We are delighted that we have been specially chosen for the UK Corporate Excellence Award 2016. Our passion to deliver the brightest, most reliable LED lamps remains at the heart of what we do. Our customers can rely on innovative, retrofit LED lighting solutions along with excellent customer service. We are extremely proud of our company's 10 year history and online presence which is paramount to our success within the LED lighting sector.

The team at LED Eco Lights would like to say a huge thank you to Wealth and Finance International for this recognition and we look forward to receiving our Award so that we can display it along with all the others that we have been fortunate to win over the past years.

We are also Finalists for two prestigious awards for our sister brand, Goodlight. The G5 LED Batten is shortlisted for Marketing Initiative of the Year 2016 by The Electrical Industry Awards and for Lighting Product 2016 by FX International Interior Design Awards.

Josephine on Show at Blenheim PalacePosted on 7 Oct 00:00 Read more

An exhibition of works by Italian artist, Michelangelo Pistoletto, featuring Bright Goods 'The Josephine' LED filament lamps is on show at Blenheim Palace. Displayed in the China Ante Room inside the palace, the exhibit named ‘quadro di elettrici’ (painting of electric wires) features aesthetic, long linear wires hanging from a wall with Josephine LED filament light bulbs. The impressive exhibit measures 3 meters x 2 meters, creating a stunning centre piece with a perfectly, even glow at floor level.

Pistoletto is best known as a pioneer of Arte Povera, a term coined in 1967, referring to a loosely connected group of Italian artists who use found objects within their artworks.

'Pistoletto experiments with intangibility, using reflections and, in this case, light as his materials. Like the viewer’s reflection in a mirror, the painterly glow cast on the ground by the bulbs is ephemeral, fleeting, immaterial. Pistoletto calls the work painting - the historical pinnacle of fine art objects - yet uses industrial wiring and bulbs, poking fun at the artistic canon by using light and wires as his paint and brush' - Blenheim Art Foundation exhibition booklet.

Blenheim Palace is a Grade I listed building which has original wooden floors within the China Ante Room. We were approached by Blenheim Palace's Exhibitions Manager, who was looking for energy-efficient lights which replicated carbon filament lights to use for this exhibit. Traditional filament lights were not an option due to the associated high temperature issues. Josephine's temperature readings were tested and monitored over the course of two weeks and after the successful testing period, Josephine was approved to be used within Blenheim Palace.

Josephine was chosen from our Bright Goods range of LED filament lights due to its attractive and unique 'crown' shaped LED filament. The Josephine is the perfect LED solution for Blenheim Palace and we are delighted that our lighting was chosen for Pistoletto's exhibit. Not only do our Bright Goods LED filament lights offer incredible energy savings, they are significantly cooler to run and last ten times longer than traditional filament lighting, whilst still creating that familiar, warm glow.

About Blenheim Palace

Built in the early 18th Century and gifted to John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace is a stunning stately home in the beautiful countryside of Oxfordshire. Designed by English Architect Sir John Vanburgh, the Palace was built to celebrate victory over the French in the war of the Spanish succession. Today, the Palace is home to Charles James Spencer-Churchill, the 12th Duke of Marlborough. The Palace, park and gardens are open to the public - book your visit to Blenheim Palace here.

The Michelangelo Pistoletto exhibition runs until 31^st December 2016 from 10.30am until 5.30pm.

 Thank you to Blenheim Palace for the photographs.

Bright Goods LED Filament Lamps Recreate Bavarian Schloss in ManchesterPosted on 23 Sep 00:00 Read more

An installation of Bright Goods LED filament lamps has helped recreate the atmosphere of a traditional Bavarian schloss, or country house, within Manchester's newest music and entertainments venue. Albert's Schloss, which is located in Peter Street beneath the city's Albert Hall, is a popular daytime destination for business and social meetings. However, as dusk approaches, it transforms seamlessly into an energetic, live music beet hall where Bright Goods LED filament lamps complement the overall ambience and experience.

One of the UK's foremost lighting design specialists, The Light Corporation (TLC), was commissioned to design a spectacular lighting system that not only achieved teh performance of incandescent bulbs but also ensured flexibility, versatility and energy efficiency. At the heart of TLC's innovation design is an imagination installation of Bright Goods Josephine LED filament lamps augmented by an impressive array of George LED filament globe lamps.

The Josephine and George, which are amongst the most popular and best-selling models from the Bright Goods range of LED filament lamps, feature a unique crown shaped filament and lattice filament respectively to ensure a beautiful, warm and welcoming light. Installed within a striking network of industrial copper pipework, the Josephine and George LED lamps provide excellent illumination that is fully dimmable to capture the magic, the mood and the moment.

Designed to provide a timeless vintage feel, the Bright Goods LED product range includes a wide selection of popular shapes, including globes, squirrel cages, candles, long tubes and traditional GLS bulbs to create the designer-induced decorative glow, previously only the territory of energy-hungry incandescents.

Where a filament bulb consistently in use over 10 hours a day would require replacing in less than a year, all lamps in the Bright Goods LED range are fully dimmable and provide a high=performance lifespan of 30,000 hours which is around ten times that of a conventional filament bulb.

"The lighting design brief we received for the Albert's Schloss project was very wide which made the job challenging but also gave us the opportunity and freedom to demonstrate our creativity," says Michael Wake of The Light Corporation. "That's where the Bright Goods Josephine and George LED filament lamps were ideal first choices to bring our cutting edge design to life. Offering a perfect combination of elegance, style and energy efficiency, the Josephine and George enabled us to create the atmosphere of a traditional Bavarian schloss in the pulsing heart of Manchester. Although initially sceptical about using LED lamps to create the desired ambience, our client was blown away with what we were able to achieve and he's delighted that we've helped to meet the overall goal - a customer experience that's second to none. In fact, I now use Albert's Schloss to demonstrate to other clients what we can achieve with LED filament lamps."

View the Albert's Schloss photographs on our Inspiration Gallery here

See the full range of Bright Goods LED filament light bulbs here 

Serving up savings at the Kitchen TablePosted on 23 Sep 00:00 Read more

An installation of Bright Goods LED filament lamps has helped Kitchen Table achieve energy savings of over 70% at the newly opened dining 'theatre'.

Launched to wide critical acclaim, the Kitchen Table wanted to deliver a unique experience to members of its dining audience who are positioned around a theatrically-themed open kitchen. Deep tan leather chairs placed strategically around a brushed aluminium bar-style table ensure that every diner has the best seat in the house. From these seats, diners are able to follow every stage of the meal preparation by the Kitchen Table's Head Chef, Michelin-starred James Knappett. It was important for James and his wife Sandia Chang, who manages the restaurant, to incorporate lighting that would enhance the overall ambience of the unique experience and they opted for the Victoria LED filament pear shaped light bulb from the Bright Goods range.

The Victoria is the perfect choice for the Kitchen Table. Its innovative blend of 21st Century efficiency and 19th Century styling creates a stunning and welcoming atmosphere within the dining auditorium. With a classical shape that harks back to a bygone era, complemented by a fully-dimmable warm glow, the Victoria has proved to be one of the most popular offerings on the Kitchen Table's menu.

Alongside its classical appearance and unrivalled lighting levels, the super efficient LED Victoria has enabled the Kitchen Table to achieve energy savings of over 70% compared to traditional filament lamps. In common with all lamps in the Bright Goods range, the Victoria also offers ten times the lifespan and is covered by a comprehensive two year guarantee.

"We are absolutely delighted with our Victoria lamps", says Sandia, the Kitchen Table's Manager. "Our customers not only appreciate our fine dining experience, they also compliment us on the welcoming atmosphere of our dining table. The vintage look of the lamps is massively on trend and their energy saving performance has given us a fantastic win-win result."

See more photographs of our LED filament installation at Kitchen Table here.

To visit Kitchen Table, click here 

10 Lights of CuriosityPosted on 20 Sep 00:00 Read more

The noun, curiosity,  is the desire to learn or know about something. In today's blog post, we will be looking at lighting items that are strange and have a curious appeal. For instance, turn of the century pieces are objects of curiosity as they are somewhat hard to come by, making them desirable to a particular, niche audience.

If you like vintage objects, including lighting, you have come to the right place. Below we will look at the most curious lighting pieces inspired by early twentieth century lamps that would have been popular amongst homes.

1. The Bake Me A Cake Table Lamp

This quirky table lamp is perfect for baking enthusiasts or even for your kitchen! Created by Northern Lighting, the table lamp's base is made from oak with the glass dome top smoke tinted. Simply lift the glass dome top to change light bulbs!

The Bake Me A Cake Table Lamp is a real head turner especially when you read the manufacturing story - manufactured by Norwegian prison inmates through a unique collaboration with Morten & Jonas (designers), the Norwegian correctional services and Northern Lighting. Very curious indeed! You can get your hands on this table lamp for £339.00 from Made in Design.

2. Muuto's Cosy in Grey Table Lamp

Here is another curious, transparent table lamp created by designer, Harri Koskinen, for the Scandinavian brand, Muuto. The lamp is made from mouth-blown, transparent grey glass fitted with a textile cord. The table lamp is as is, featuring a visible lamp holder in the centre and cord. It is ideal for dimmable bulbs. Get your smoky but 'cosy' table lamp from Made in Design for £175.00.

3. Muffin Upside Down Ceiling Light

Designed in the Czech Republic by Dan Yeffett and Lucie Koldova is this gorgeous  curiosity ceiling lamp takes a more modern approach as it features amber coloured, 'cognac', blown glass with an oak light bulb holder. The muffin lamp evokes the shape of our favourite tea time treat. This ceiling lamp is ideal for those who like the vintage, industrial look but want a more up-to-date pendant fixture to warm up any room. Available to buy from Made in Design for £722.00. 

4. Eglo's Vintage Table Lamp

This dainty table lamp is adorable! The Eglo Leuchten enterprise was created by Ludwig Obwieser in 1969. Eglo are known for their decorative home lighting and this table lamp is evidence of their domestic appeal. Standing at a neat 29cm height, the vintage table lamp features a leaf design at the top with a tinted glass cover to show the light bulb inside. Ideal for a shabby chic room or even small rooms where space is limited and smaller objects are required. You can get your curious fingers on the vintage table lamp from Wayfair at a reasonably priced £47.99.

5. Eichholtz Sargent Table Lamp

Triple the curiosity with this large, dome shaped table lamp resting on a decorative plinth allowing you to put three, exposed light bulbs inside. Ideal for any curious room - it will certainly get people talking! As illustrated in the above photo, it will suit a range of different shaped light bulbs- from globes, to pear shapes, to long tubes, the possibilities within this table lamp are endless! Get the vintage look and add Eichholtz to your home by purchasing from Houseology for £240.00. 

6. Bronze 90 Degree Wall Light

If you are looking for curiosity wall lights, then consider this light featuring a cage and glass dome, this Bronze 90 Degree Wall Light houses a single light bulb and is great for lighting up the most darkest of spaces including porches, conservatories, doorways etc. This lamp gives the ultimate rugged feel to any interior and exterior space and you can get yours from Loom Light Design for £135.00. 

7. Rustic Chandelier Wheel 

This eye catching chandelier features a trio of wheels suspended from the ceiling. Within these wheels, you can hang a single light bulb. The chandelier is adjustable, allowing you to position the drop as low or as high as you desire! This chandelier will be suitable for any sized bulbs. Get yours today from Home Lava for £170.23.

8. Alchemist Globe Pendant Light 

From The Alchemist Collection, this gorgeous handmade cube pendant features a smoky glass housing allowing you to display large light bulbs inside, such as globes. Simple in its form but completely stunning at the same time, the Alchemist Globe Pendant is perfect for interior settings that want the industrial-modern-chic look. Enquire today at The Light Yard (our friends). 

9. Rope & Pulley Chandelier 

We have covered curious table lamps, ceiling pendants and wall lights, but how about this vintage inspired chandelier featuring rope and pulley. The triangular cast iron shape of the chandelier makes this industrial piece very unique - there are not many chandeliers on the market like this, and you can light up your room with 14 bare bulbs - making it ideal for lighting larger, dark rooms. Get yours today from Shropshire Design for £649.00.

10. Black & Brass Spider Style Ceiling Light

This brass chandelier takes curiosity and quirk to another level. Featuring 6 'legs', this spider inspired ceiling light gives you the versatility of hanging a variety of different light bulbs from each of the legs. Why be ordinary and pick the same GLS bulb? Mix it up and add some pear shapes, tubes and globes! Whats more, each leg is adjustable so you can control the spread of the light. Get yours today from Fusion Living for £609.00. 

Have you seen any other curious lighting that we have not reported on? Why don't you tweet them to us  at @Bright_Goods - make sure you use the hashtag #lightmytuesday.

About Bright Goods:

Our Bright Goods LED light bulbs are an LED modern take on retro filament light bulbs that were first invented by Sir Joseph Swann in 1878. Designed to provide that timeless vintage feel, the Bright Goods range includes a wide selection of popular shapes, including globes, squirrel cages, candles, long tubes and traditional GLS light bulbs perfect for homes, retail, hospitality and spaces wanting to recreate the magic of nostalgic lighting. All of our LED light bulbs are fully dimmable and available in 2.2K and 2.7K colour temperatures. View the whole LED filament range here. 

Make the most out of your Christmas Shop Display WindowPosted on 14 Sep 00:00 Read more

As soon as it hits September, retailers throughout the UK start to prepare for their Christmas Shop Display Windows. Admittedly, most of the planning is done much, much earlier in the year but the final prep is being undertaken now to build up the hype to Christmas. In today's blog post, we will be looking at the different ways you can make the most out of your Christmas display windows from lighting your front store to mannequin layout, Bright Goods has it all covered!

1. Lighting

Next plc's Christmas windows last year (2015) is a perfect example of a retail store incorporating LED lighting into the shop window display. Their windows were transformed in October to a Christmas wonderland adorned with a string of twinkly LED lights matched with our Jane LED filament pear lamps, housed inside beautiful, clear globes which resembled baubles.

Lighting plays an important part in any space, you want great lighting emphasising your products, so your customers can see them and then buy them. The most common lighting used for retail include downlights and spotlights. Also, if you are opting for a more warmer, vintage feel, check out our LED filament range.

See more photographs of our LED filament lamps in Next plc's Christmas windows here.

2. Mannequin Layout 

Obviously, you want to showcase your Autumn/Winter 2016-17 range in your display, but think about how you position your mannequins within the space. Remember this is a selling window that hundreds of customers will be passing each day, and your products and window display needs to stand out to them, enticing them into your store to make that purchase.

Have a look at these Autumn/Winter mannequins and how they have been interestingly positioned. Who wants to see shop-upon-shops of the same mannequins standing upright?

3. Text

Incorporating text to capture the gaze of customers is a must. Whether you choose vinyl, poster boards or LED light up signs neatly positioned within the display is entirely your choice. Make sure that your text is prominent, relevant and captivating. Large text in funky fonts work ever so well. Take a look at some of the inspirations I have sourced to really show off that Christmas window.

Also if you're thinking LED light up signs, why not take a look at our small, energy-efficient LED filament globe, The Rose, she is the ideal size for lighting signage.

 4. Christmas Themes

Of course, it is Christmas and why not include accents of the festive season within the shop window displays? There are plenty of props that you can jazz up your windows with including Christmas trees, holly, reindeer, presents, penguins, snow and snowflakes, tinsel, baubles - the list goes on.

Here are some retailers who are thinking outside of the box - either by using their merchandise as props or by opting for other props as opposed to the usual trees and baubles!

5. Glass Decor 

Going back to thinking outside of the box, why not decorate the actual glass window itself? This is a great head turner especially if your window display has the wrapping paper effect (see below), enticing customers to peer beyond the ripped wrapping to reveal the merchandise. Alternatively, why not apply the Jack Frost effect to the glass window, revealing a small reveal to your main centre piece.

Inspired by our #lightmytuesday post? Found your own inspiring shop window display photographs, why not tweet them to us @Bright_Goods - make sure you use the hashtag #lightmytuesday

Images sourced by Pinterest.

September Hang. Love. Share. CompetitionPosted on 7 Sep 00:00 Read more

September's HANG. LOVE. SHARE. competition prize is an industrial cage light pendant with our very own filament LED long tube light bulb, John.

To enter the competition, simply send us a photograph of your Bright Goods bulb in your space to competitions@brightgoods.co.uk. Don’t forget to include your name and telephone number so that we can contact you if you win! You can also tweet us a photo @Bright_Goods. Remember you can also use the hashtag#hangloveshare to increase your chances!

Head over to the Inspiration Gallery to see other customers’ photos.

Competition closes Friday 30th September 2016. See terms and conditions. Good luck!

Meet the RosePosted on 6 Sep 00:00 Read more

50% Off Sale Now OnPosted on 16 Aug 00:00 Read more

Hurry - there is 50% OFF Bright Goods LED filament light bulbs in our summer sale*.

From crown shaped LED filament Josephine to lattice LED filament Anne, we have plenty of shapes to suit your environment. The biggest decider is which shape will you choose to light your space?

As seen in: Nando's, Jamie's Italian, Fresh Cosmetics, GBK, Burger and Lobster, Alberts Schloss, Next, Pizza Express, Fullers Pubs and more!

Shop NOW. 

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Lighting Journey - The Top 5 Big MomentsPosted on 5 Aug 00:00 Read more

Let's take a trip back, way back to 400,000 BC, to uncover how our ancestors used light to get on with their daily lives. As we embark on this lighting journey, I'll uncover how each 'light bulb moment' has revolutionised the way we light or homes and offices each day.

1. Light by Fire - 400,000 BC

Before electricity, our ancestors had to made fire to provide light in the dark. The first portable light was a bundle of sticks with fire at the end - the equivalent of a torch today! This was a popular lighting tool for caveman so that they could navigate through the darkness and to scare away predators.

2. The First Electric Light Bulb - 1879

Contrary to popular belief, the original inventor of the electric light bulb was Englishmen Sir Joseph Swann - not his rival, Thomas Edison. The two were working to create the world's first electric light bulb in conjunction with one another. Edison patented his electric light bulb in 1879 - however this was an improved design from Swann's patented light bulb 10 years previously! A law battle commenced and the British court rules against Edison - so much so that Edison had to make Swann his partner.

Swann learnt that once electrical current flows through the bulb's filament, the filament warms up and produces light. The glass bulb housing acts as a vacuum, making sure that the filament does not get oxidised, allowing the glow to last longer. Swann's invention consisted of carbonised paper filament, but the poor quality of vacuum caused the carbon paper to disintegrate very quickly - resulting in the bulb lasting for a mere 13 hours! Edison's improved design consisted of him rigorously testing vacuum pumps with bamboo filament which lasted up to an impressive 1,200 hours.

3. Fluorescent Tubes - 1901

Peter Cooper Hewitt, an American electrical engineer, and his colleague, Leo Arons, a German physicist, developed the first mercury vapour lamps in 1901.  The gas-charged lamp used mercury vapour by passing current through liquid mercury. However, these lamps had to be physically tilted so that the light can turn on. This frustrating tilting was later reconciled by Hewitt developing an electric ballast. At the time, the efficiency was greater than the incandescent light bulbs that Swann and Edison had worked on but the light that was emitted from the tubes were green and blue colours - limiting their use in most applications.

30 years later, the fluorescent tube evolved - a phosphor coating was added to the inside of the fluorescent tube which provided a more pleasing light output when it absorbed the ultraviolet light from the mercury.

4. Introducing the first LED light - 1994

Japanese-born, American electronic engineer and inventor, Shuji Nakamura, and his team invented the first ever blue LED light. Blue LEDs proved to be more difficult. White light was simpler to make as it is made up of a combination of blue, red and green diodes. By using a semi-conductor gallium nitride, Nakamura and his team created the first blue LED in 1994. The invention of the blue LED was a major breakthrough in LED lighting technology as this enabled bright and energy-saving lighting to be used across the globe. In 2014, Nakamura and his team picked up the Physics Nobel Prize for this invention.

5. Li-Fi - 2011 onwards

Short for 'light fidelity', Li-Fi is a wireless, visible light communication system which runs at super fast speeds to deliver light. Li-Fi was invented by Professor Harald Haas of Edinburgh University in 2011. Hass visioned that light bulbs would act as wireless routers. Li-Fi enables LED lights to transfer data, boasting speeds of up to 224Gb a second! When compared to Wi-Fi, which transmits data using radio waves, Li-Fi transmits via visible light. More impressively, Li-Fi is more secure than Wi-Fi as it has a shorter range, and is 100 times faster.

Li-Fi technology is currently being trialled by leading airlines, testing the performance of in-flight connectivity - an example of this is the streaming of HD films within a matter of seconds.